Tutorials

Giorgio Trucco – How did you shoot that? Coyote Buttes Giorgio Trucco – How did you shoot that? Coyote Buttes

In the heart of the Coyote Buttes (a section of the Paria Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs... 


Nicolai Brix – CTO gels with speedlight flash Nicolai Brix – CTO gels with speedlight flash

When working on location where the availble light is going to be a part of the overall... 


Adam Barker – How did you shoot that? Lupine and sunstar Adam Barker – How did you shoot that? Lupine and sunstar

For many years, I have had this idealistic vision in my head of the perfect wildflower... 


Giorgio Trucco – RGB Editing Workflow Giorgio Trucco – RGB Editing Workflow

Introduction: This article is the first installment of a series of articles designed... 


Adam Barker – How did you shoot that? Right place, right time. Adam Barker – How did you shoot that? Right place, right time.

How many times have we heard it’s all about “being in the right place... 


Joe McNally – How did you shoot that? The Power of Light Video Joe McNally – How did you shoot that? The Power of Light Video

In this short video, National Geographic shooter Joe McNally attempts climbs up... 


Giorgio Trucco – How did you shoot that? Winter Boredom Giorgio Trucco – How did you shoot that? Winter Boredom

Since my childhood, whenever I watch western films, I always root for the Indians,... 


David duChemin: 3 Sticks Changed My Photography David duChemin: 3 Sticks Changed My Photography

I have reluctantly hauled a tripod around the world with me for the last 5 years.... 


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Experience

Melissa Mercier – Concrete Shrine Melissa Mercier – Concrete Shrine

I’m inspired by concrete. I love the stuff! It’s rough, it’s strong,... 


Manfrotto School of Xcellence @ Photoshop World Manfrotto School of Xcellence @ Photoshop World

We are very glad to announce the presence of the school (through and thanks to Manfrotto... 


Drew Gardner – Workshop in Spain Drew Gardner – Workshop in Spain

Two Day Photographic Workshop with Drew Gardner (internationally acclaimed... 


Drew Gardner – Workshop in Belgium Drew Gardner – Workshop in Belgium

Two Day Photographic Workshop with Drew Gardner (internationally acclaimed... 


Manfrotto Shooting People Contest – July 2010 Winner Manfrotto Shooting People Contest – July 2010 Winner

Shot by Gianni Vellar one of Manfrotto Web Marketing and Content guys in the Communication... 


Dan Dinu – Interview from Iceland Dan Dinu – Interview from Iceland

The Country of Ice & Fire The Manfrotto School of Xcellence is very honored... 


Blog from Greenland – The foxes Blog from Greenland – The foxes

Arriving at Illulissat approximately 200 km north of the polar circle was beginning... 


Uri Golman – Greenland, day 1 and 2 Uri Golman – Greenland, day 1 and 2

Hello everybody, Sorry for the delay in my uploading of this post. I had some problems... 


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Bigano's Corner

Lesson 3 – How to shoot technical products: The Manfrotto 2010 Campaign Lesson 3 – How to shoot technical products: The Manfrotto 2010 Campaign

This is the second lesson on professional photo shooting for Manfrotto. Pratical lessons referring to real works. You will learn how i took pictures that probably you know well and professional techniques in different fields. Here you will see the making of the shooting for the new Manfrotto Campaign 2010. Video concept and editing by Pietro Bianchi... [read more]


Lesson 2 – How to get an original shot with remote and aerial shooting Lesson 2 – How to get an original shot with remote and aerial shooting

With this lesson I suggest to change your point of view. It is worth it. Try to photograph from an elevated point of view even when an existing location from which to shoot is not available. In most cases the result will change drastically just by raising the camera a few meters. In the Manfrotto catalog you will find, amongst other items, an exceptional... [read more]


Roberto introduces ALCE – A Local Contrast Enhancer for Photoshop Roberto introduces ALCE – A Local Contrast Enhancer for Photoshop

Roberto introduces in his work a new tool and Manfrotto is honored to be able to talk about it, as part of the experience of one of our master photographers. ALCE is an easy-to-use and powerful Photoshop tool to effectively improve and finely tune the local contrast of an image. In his website Roberto gives plenty of details and examples on how it works. Ferrari... [read more]


Lesson 1- How to shoot cars and big reflecting objects on location Lesson 1- How to shoot cars and big reflecting objects on location

For this first lesson I will present you two different works on Bugattis. The first one of 1991 for “Divina Bugatti”, a book for the refined italian publisher Franco Maria Ricci in 1991 using film and a second one, in 2009 at the International Bugatti Meeting in Castiglione della Pescaia, Tuscany. Here I shot in digital, using the Hasselblad... [read more]


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